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From: Robert Fitzpatrick <lists@webtent.net>
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On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 22:19 +0100, Ivan Voras wrote:
> Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:
> 
> > real memory  = 3220635648 (3071 MB)
> > avail memory = 3150565376 (3004 MB)
> > 
> > we have 3GB of RAM available with actually 4GB physical RAM installed?
> 
> If you're using a 32-bit (i386) kernel you need PAE. Or switch to 64-bit 
> (amd64).

Yes, this is something else I've found I need to do to these i386
servers since we upgraded the memory, I guess I'll get PAE in the kernel
and switch the RAID, should provide quite a difference, yes? Some people
have suggested the PAE drivers may not be stable with my hardware.

-- 
Robert